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EU-Canada trade negotiators reach agreement

Negotiators on the EU free trade agreement with Canada ended talks after reaching an agreement. "The text is now being seen by EU member states and the Canadian provinces and territories and it will be formally concluded in September," said a European Commission spokesperson on Wednesday.

Britain wants to negotiate with Brussels the end date of the Brexit transition period - without saying what their preferred end date would be. The UK's position paper disagrees with the EU on other key points too.